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For those of you who read yesterday's pregnancy update, you'll know that as of today, I am now 1 day overdue. No signs of anything as yet and my walking up and down the stairs in my building haven't seemed to have done the trick so I have been looking up funny old housewives tales about what can naturally bring on labour. There's the ones that most of us pregnant women have heard of already:
- walking
- going up and down stairs
- sex
star jumpsonly joking
The recipe is for eggplant parmigiana and if like me, you are at the end of your pregnancy and fancy giving labour a bit of a kick start, why not give the recipe a try and let me know how you get on! Let me know if it helps!!! You can find the full recipe here
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Very interesting! Are you going to try it?
ReplyDeleteIt sounds pretty tasty so I certainly wouldn't complain about trying it. I have a tea I am going to try tomorrow and if there's no sign come the start of the weekend I'll give it a go. If it doesn't bring out the baby I reckon it'll at least satisfy my taste buds!
DeleteSo are you going to try it? If so, let us know what happens ;-)
ReplyDeleteI've heard fresh pineapple helps - but only if you eat about 7 of them!! I don't think my tongue would be impressed with that...
I may well do if there's no sign of this baby coming by Saturday. I have another appointment at the Dr's tomorrow to check things again so will see what they say. I've heard that about pineapple's too but not sure I could manage quite that many ;)
DeleteWhats about Himbeerblätter-Tea or Eisenkraut-Tea or oil.
ReplyDeleteIn case of my daughters labour (second child, 41weeks pregnant) the kickstarter has been Eisenkraut-oil on my bump.Oh boy...
(sorry for my miserable englisch!)
Much strenght and luck
Lilli
Hi Lilli, no problem with the English at all :) I've been drinking Himbeerblätter-Tee for the last few weeks and was recommended Eisenkraut-tee today so will make that tomorrow or will look for the oil. Worth a try! Thanks for the recommendations.
DeleteI really thought you would be done by now! Guess he is still hanging there strong hehehe
ReplyDeleteAbout tips on inducing labour I've heard about spicy food, even on my pre-labour classes the nurse spoke about that. Indian food, I would say extra-hot should do the trick :)
In my case I didnt need it.
Anyways, hope all goes really well!!!
I was hoping I would be too but I was pretty sure he'd be late. I just hope he won't be much later. A good hot curry would be lovely. Indian food German style is pretty rubbish but I may well have a Thai red curry tomorrow evening if this baby isn't on his way out by then :)
DeleteI know you don't have a bathtub but maybe a nearby friend could give you access to one?
ReplyDelete(You'd be v welcome to use ours should you fancy a shlepp across town)
Warm baths + a small glass of red wine was what I was looking forward to in case my munchkin decided to stay in there longer than I liked. He apparently didn't like the idea of red wine tho and popped out before I could try it.
Good luck !!!
If I go as far as next week then may well have to find a bathtub somewhere! Maybe just planning it will make the baby pop out? ;)
DeleteThat is also my OB suggest in my past pregnancy. Especially walking everyday
ReplyDeletebefore the labour coming.
Thanks Becca, walking definitely does something I reckon
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